Top 5 Tree Families Causing Hay Fever in Melbourne
Melbourne's Urban Forest Strategy (2012–2024) promotes native, climate-resilient trees like Eucalyptus from the Myrtaceae family to enhance canopy cover and biodiversity. Their ability to thrive in heat, pollution and compacted soils makes them common across the city and make Myrtaceae valuable for ecology and a key pollen source for hay fever in Melbourne.